Root position Badd9
B – D♯ – F♯ – C♯
Right hand 1-2-3-5Left hand 5-4-3-1
Badd9 Chord on Piano
Badd9 B D♯ F♯ C♯ Formula 1 3 5 9 4 notes
Notes
What notes are in the Badd9 chord?
The Badd9 chord has 4 notes: B, D♯, F♯, C♯. The major triad plus the ninth (the second, an octave up): played close, the ninth sits right above the fifth.
| Note | Interval from the root | Half steps |
|---|---|---|
| B | Root | 0 |
| D♯ | Major 3rd | 4 |
| F♯ | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| C♯ | Major 9th | 14 |
Inversions and fingering
Every way to play Badd9
The same notes in a different order. The lowest note changes the name after the slash; the fingering below is the usual one - right hand from the lowest key up, left hand from the lowest key up too.
1st inversion Badd9/D♯
D♯ – F♯ – B – C♯
Right hand 1-2-3-5Left hand 5-4-3-1
2nd inversion Badd9/F♯
F♯ – B – D♯ – C♯
Right hand 1-2-3-5Left hand 5-4-3-1
Where it lives
Keys and scales with Badd9
Every key where Badd9 is one of the seven chords, with its Roman numeral, and the scales whose notes include all of it - the ones to improvise over it.
Badd9 is not a diatonic chord of any major or natural minor key.
Scales that contain all its notes
Questions
Frequently asked
What notes are in the Badd9 chord?
The Badd9 chord (Badd9) is made of B, D♯, F♯, C♯. Its formula is 1 3 5 9 - the root, then the intervals of a add 9 chord.
How do you play Badd9 on the piano?
Put your right thumb on B and play the other notes with fingers 1-2-3-5. With the left hand, use fingers 5-4-3-1 from the lowest key up.
What are the inversions of Badd9?
root position Badd9 (B D♯ F♯ C♯); 1st inversion Badd9/D♯ (D♯ F♯ B C♯); 2nd inversion Badd9/F♯ (F♯ B D♯ C♯).
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